Energy industry

The nation’s largest municipal bond conduit issuer is expanding a program that funds upgrades with future energy savings.

FirstEnergy Corp. has reached a settlement with bond holders of pollution control notes issued by its bankrupt subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions.

The legislation would determine the fate of the state-owned utility formally known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

The bankruptcy process could take 18 to 36 months to sort out, one municipal analyst said.

An analyst says South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster does not to have the sole authority to bar Santee Cooper from raising rates.

Emily Schapira, executive director for the Philadelphia Energy Authority, discusses how the City of Brotherly Love’s increased investment in renewable power sources has been a vehicle for job creation while also generating energy savings at municipal buildings. Andrew Coen hosts

An electric cooperative’s cross claim could upend the South Carolina Public Service Authority’s ability to collect nuclear-related costs.

As payback for a failed nuclear reactor project, state lawmakers could stop the South Carolina Public Service Authority from raising rates.

The enormous electricity demands required to create bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have mining operations flocking to cheap hydroelectricity in parts of rural Washington.

Dan Aschenbach of Moody’s Investors Service gives us an in-depth look at the U.S. public power sector. He discusses the different roles that energy efficiency, renewables, and cybersecurity contribute to the marketplace. John Hallacy is the host.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

Increased use of battery storage may further disrupt a public power industry already in transition, experts told municipal bond professionals.

Gov. Henry McMaster called the state-owned utility a "failing asset" while calling for tax cuts in his first budget proposal.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board named four key energy projects as potentially eligible for a special permitting process.

Gov. Henry McMaster said the only way to stop rate increases to pay for the failed Summer nuclear project is to sell the state-owned utility.

Lincoln County commissioners are considering issuing industrial revenue bonds for one or more of the companies pursuing development of wind farms in northern areas of the county.

Georgia regulators said the private and public power owners can move forward with the Plant Vogtle project.

Decisions by Georgia and South Carolina regulators and lawmakers will affect the public owners of two nuclear projects.

Georgia's Public Service Commission begins new hearings on the nuclear reactor project Monday.

The Georgia Public Service Commission will determine if the twin reactor project at Plant Vogtle will go forward.